Name: Modak
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: For outer covering:; 1 cup Rice flour; 1½ cups Water; ¼ tsp Ghee or oil; Salt as required; For inner filling:; 1 cup Fresh grated coconut; ¾ cup Jaggery, powdered; 3 Cardamoms, powdered; ½ cup Water

Modak

9 Sep 2016

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

60 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Background

Modak is a traditional Maharastrian steamed sweet dish, prepared specially for the festive occasion dedicated to the Hindu god, Lord Ganesha. It is believed that it's one of Lord Ganesha's favourite sweet dishes - and mine too!

Ingredients

For outer covering:
1 cup Rice flour
1½ cups Water
¼ tsp Ghee or oil
Salt as required
For inner filling:
1 cup Fresh grated coconut
¾ cup Jaggery, powdered
3 Cardamoms, powdered
½ cup Water

Instructions

For inner filling:
Boil water and add jaggery. Keep stirring until all the jaggery is melted.
Add the grated coconut and cardamom powder and boil until all the water is evaporated .Take care not to burn the mixture. Allow this mixture to cool.
For outer cover:
In a pan, boil the water, ghee and salt together. Gradually add the rice flour stirring quickly on low flame.
Switch off the flame and cover with lid for 5 minutes.
Knead the dough when hot. If the dough seems hard or dry add 1 tsp warm water and knead again.
Make small balls from the dough and flatten them.
Put some inner filling in the centre of the flattened ball and gather the edges onto the top of the filling and remove any excess flour.
Repeat the process for all the flattened balls.
Steam these balls in a steamer.